Logan, Ontario (1881 census)
Logan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,355. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.536°N, 81.156°W.
Population
In 1881, Logan had a population of 3,355: 1,750 male and 1,605 female residents. Population density was 36.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 698 |
| 1861 | 2,259 |
| 1871 | 3,199 |
| 1881 | 3,355 |
| 1891 | 3,093 |
| 1901 | 3,024 |
| 1911 | 2,829 |
| 1921 | 2,584 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Logan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 582 |
| Number of families | 582 |
| Number of females | 1,605 |
| Number of males | 1,750 |
| Number of married females | 522 |
| Number of married males | 521 |
| Number of married persons | 1,043 |
| Number of widowed females | 53 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 89 |
| POP TOT | 3,355 |
| Total population | 3,355 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,030 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,193 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,223 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 573 |
| Number of occupied houses | 580 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 36 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,697 |
| Acres of potatoes | 497 |
| Acres of wheat | 6,826 |
| BAR BU | 7,988 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 7,988 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 187 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 359 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 139,460 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 36,426 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 53,692 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 51,861 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 187 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,960 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 101,031 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 106,870 |
| CRN BU | 359 |
| HAY AC | 4,697 |
| HAY TONS | 5,886 |
| OAT BU | 139,460 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 53,692 |
| POT AC | 497 |
| POT BU | 51,861 |
| RYE BU | 187 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,886 |
| WHT AC | 6,826 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,960 |
| WHT WTR BU | 106,870 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,030 |
| C UNMD M | 1,193 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,223 |
| D OCC | 580 |
| FEMALE | 1,605 |
| GRA BU | 187 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 573 |
| H UNINH | 36 |
| MALE | 1,750 |
| MD F | 522 |
| MD M | 521 |
| MD TOT | 1,043 |
| NUMBER CD | 172 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 36,426 |
| SHAN | 7 |
| TUR BU | 101,031 |
| WID F | 53 |
| WID M | 36 |
| WID TOT | 89 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON172001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Logan, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/logan-on172001-1881/.